Klei

Etymology
First attested as in de kleij in 1781. Derived from. The settlement was built on clay ground.

Etymology
16th c., borrowed from, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) clay
 * 2)  the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that makes the ground of marshland
 * 1)  the somewhat dried-out ooze or mud that makes the ground of marshland

Usage notes

 * The word is used chiefly in the narrower sense 2, and often in explanatory compounds like.